Behold the Best Tweets of the Second Presidential Debate

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Behold the Best Tweets of the Second Presidential Debate

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Well, that was brutal.

Unlike the first presidential debate, which saw nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton standing behind lecterns, tonight’s town hall had a West Wing-walk-and-talk vibe, even if it occasionally seem more like a brawl.

As Anderson Cooper of CNN and Martha Raddatz of ABC relayed questions from the undecided voters in the room, the nominees strolled the stage, answering questions and debating (arguing?) each others’ positions. (Trump's pacing and following of Clinton, in particular, became a constant point of conversation online during the debate.)

Online reaction was similarly free-wheeling. Here’s how it all went down.

The Presidential Debate Blow-By-Blow on Twitter

Before the debate started, Trump—hoping to deflect attention from comments he made on tape to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush in 2005, in which the GOP candidate said he could grab women “by the pussy”—hosted a Facebook Live video with women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct.

After the first question, Cooper asked Trump if he understood that what he was boasting about sexual assault on that tape obtained by the WashingtonPost. Trump insisted that it was “locker room talk,” then turned his attention to ISIS and strengthening America’s borders. “Nobody has more respect for women than I do,” he said.

You just knew the tax question would come up. Asked about that New York Times report that he used a $916 million loss in 1995 to get out of paying taxes for 18 years, Trump said he did and asked if it wasn’t Clinton’s fault for changing the tax code that allowed him to do so.

Asked about Syria and his running mate's position on Russia, Trump said he and Pence hadn’t spoken and he disagrees with Pence's position. Yes, a presidential candidate undermined his own ticket on national television.